I was humbled by this edition of 'The Ultimate Human Race' in KwaZulu-Natal, and very glad to improvise the 'Happy Human Dance' with Armandt Van Den Berg, after we crossed together the Finish Line in the Sahara Stadium.

If It's Tuesday, We Must Be Running A Marathon In The Caribbean Sea!

Mardi, nous courons donc un marathon en mer des Caraïbes !

In the late 1960s film of Mel Stuart, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, a group of American tourists went on an 18-day sightseeing tour of 7 European countries. The 2010s’ trend is adding both a physical and mental challenge to this kind of tourism: completing an endurance race in each country visited.On January 29, 2016, we took the challenge to complete 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 Caribbean locations.See a St Martin media coverage

I was kindly
granted the bib number 100 for my 100th official marathon,
which I ran on January 18, 2015 in the
Bahamas, exactly 4 years, 3 months and 8 days after my first marathon, completed painfully on October 10, 2010
in Chicago. My 100 marathons were held
on the Seven Continents and in over 30 countries. I have also participated in five ultramarathons in
5 Continents between May 10, 2014
and January 3, 2015. My choice of The Bahamas
for my 100th marathon,
and the fact I came 2nd in my age group, attracted great interest from the race organizers and local media. If you are looking for wonderful venue for
your next winter marathon or half, I’d strongly recommend the Marathon Bahamas
and you will surely find out why they love to say: “Running Is… Better In The Bahamas”.See the results the 2015 Bahamas Marathon & more pictures.Read : French Diplomat Chooses Bahamas for 100th Marathon

Upon running my 100th marathon in the Bahamas on January 18, while I had
originally planned to do so in the Rome marathon, on my 60th birthday, i.e. on March
22, 2015, I was looking for a new inspiration for the marathon of the Italian
capital.
I finally celebrated my birthday running the Rome marathonon the paving stones and under the rain with minimalist shoes, which are a kind of gloves for the feet, which allow feeling the ground as if the feet were entirely naked. All went surprisingly so well! And above all, I felt the same the pleasure of running barefoot I had experienced in my childhood, running twice a day for 5 years, the 7.5 km (4.66 miles) trail from my home village, Kaaba, to the village of my primary school, Gougoudje, in the Fouta Djallon Region of Guinea Conakry.

I ran the Torcy International Marathon with the Triple 7 Quest AdventurersI ran on February 10 the Torcy International Marathon in the Paris area with the Tripple 7 Quest adventurers. After an overnight flight from the United Arab Emirates, they arrived directly from Charles De Gaulle Airport to the start of the race, where a London based CNN crew was waiting for them. As soon as everyone completed the race, they boarded the bus, which took them back to the airport, as their next marathon was due to start in just a few hours in Tunesia, at 1 AM local time. See the results and more pictures.

My 5th Continent UltramarathonFor the Asia leg of my Seven Continents Utramarathon Quest, I ran on January 3, 2015 the Kathmandu Ultra 50 km in the Shivapuri National Park, Nepal. It was by the way, as I knowingly expected, my toughest race ever and at the same time one of the world most rewarding courses, not to mention the wonderful 3-day experience in Kathmandu and the nice staff of the Norbu Linka Hotel in Thamel, a tourist district. If an ultramarathon or even a shorter distance (11k or 27k) in Asia is in your bucket list, you may want to consider the Kathmandu Ultra Trail. Race director Richard is very helpful for visiting runners. See the results and more pictures.